Ensure a Safe Workplace: Hazardous Occupations, Stress Management Techniques, Natural Disasters, and Workplace Hazards

Running Head: ENSURE A SAFE WORKPLACE
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Ensure a safe workplace
7/31/2018

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Q.1 Identify Hazardous occupations stated in the “National Occupational Health profile-
Maldives” report. Explain why are they considered hazardous and examples of safety
behaviour by workers.
Ans. The major hazardous occupation stated in the “National Occupational Health profile are:
 Construction work
 Fishing
 Occupational Diving
 Healthcare
 Agriculture
Construction workers-
Reasons for considering hazardous
Construction workers mostly migrant employees are exposed to the risk of accidents from
injuries, transportation accidents, and fall from different objects. They are also exposed to
chemicals (pesticides, adhesives, solvents, and paints), dust and physical hazards (Teizer et
al., 2010).
Safety prevention practised by workers
 While doing welding extreme heat can burn skin, also employees can catch fire as
well as electric shock and give bad impact to the eyes. This can be prevented by using
safety appliances and protective equipment such as a safety belt, safety shoes, helmet,
welder’s mask, gloves, footwear etc.
Fishing
Reasons for considering hazardous
Angler is exposed to extraordinary climate, UV radiations, glare from the ocean surface,
accidents on the board and other psychological problems. It can cause severe occupation
problems such as knife wounds while cutting fish or skin diseases because of contact with
fish proteins or utilization of rubber gloves, which can cause harm to individual lives
(Badjeck et al., 2010).

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Safety prevention practised by workers
While fishing workers should wear lightweight garments, non-slip shoes to avoid slipping or
cutting yourself on rocky and sharp edges. They should wear a life jacket to avoid injuries.
They must serve their motor and boat regularly as all should be managed.
Occupational diving
Reasons for considering hazardous
It is considered as the life-threatening operation and most hazardous for the recreational and
professional divers. The general occupational hazard of the work environment includes
electricity shocks, fire, and noise hazards during the procedure of gas tanks filling in the
diving industry.
Safety prevention practised by workers
These divers are trained and well equipped are secured by safety precautions, for example,
pairing (existence of another diver for the rescue of task) and access to decompression
chambers and modern treatment. There is another gathering of divers called indigenous
divers, who are involved by the contractual workers for a collection of live fish, ocean
cucumber etc. (Myers, 2010).
Healthcare
Reasons for considering hazardous
Health care is exposed to bacteria, viruses, parasitic specialists such as tuberculosis, Hepatitis
B, HIV that are a most vital disease. It is contacting to anesthetic chemicals, disinfectants and
radiations. It involves various pathogens, drug exposures and chemical exposures, which is
considered as life threatening and hazardous to individuals (Babcoc et al., 2010).
Safety prevention practised by workers
Workers should be provided with healthcare services such as while came in contact with
tuberculosis or HIV, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease is to be given. There
should not be a delay in treatment and appropriate care should be given.